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YouTube earnings calculator.

Estimate long-form and Shorts income, compare RPM/CPM scenarios and plan a monthly earnings goal.

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What could your views earn?

Use the same currency as your RPM/CPM. Changing currency does not convert rates.

Enter views for a 30-day period and rates from YouTube Studio → Analytics → Revenue. Use a lower and upper rate from your own history, or enter the same rate twice. Without channel data, this is a what-if scenario.

Calculate the views needed at your entered rates. Mixed estimates keep your current long-form/Shorts mix.

How this works · YouTube sources

RPM is the creator’s revenue per 1,000 views after YouTube’s share. For Shorts, use engaged views. We never deduct 55% or 45% from RPM again.

Watch-page ads pay creators 55% of net ad revenue. The CPM scenario approximates this with playback-based CPM and your monetized-playback percentage. It is an ad-only scenario, not an exact payout calculation.

Shorts use a country-level Creator Pool, music licensing allocations and a 45% creator share of the allocated pool. There is no fixed Shorts payment per view. Use your Shorts RPM to model earnings.

RPM can include Premium and fan-funding income. Adding those again would double-count them. Sponsorships, merchandise, expenses and taxes are outside this estimate. Audience location, niche and season can change the rate; we do not invent country or niche benchmarks.

Reviewed 2026-11-06. YouTube has announced changes for February 1, 2027; check its current terms when planning beyond January 2027.

Your earnings scenario

See what your views could earn.

Add your figures or explore an example.

This models revenue for a channel accepted into the relevant monetization program. It does not verify a channel or predict its RPM. Earnings before acceptance are not paid retroactively.

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